Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-03
HALF HOLIDAY HAPPINESS.
A Learned Lawyer Says II Is a Stipend
uous Fraud.
FRIENDLY FLAG FLAGELLATioN
Discussing the President Over Lemon
soure-New York's Retrospect
A Female Monte Cristo-Gen.
eral National Capital News.

SOure-New York's Retrospect-
A Female Monte Cristo-Gen.
eraI National Capital News.
workingmcn at Leisure.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-lSpecial to the
BEE. IA politician engaged in the banking
business in New York state was asked the
general opinion of his cOnfreres upon the
Saturday halt-holiday law which has just
gone into effect in New York. He replied:
"The opinion, as far as can judge, is unan-
imous In condemnation of the act. 1t Is the
biggest fraud ever perpetrated on the Amer
lean people, from financial standpoint"
"How do you make that Out?'
1.-THE law was made Ostensibly in behalf of
the labOring people Now what is the result?
There is not a farmer in the state who gives
his "help" a half-holiday on Saturday, sim
ply because his work cannot be neglected in
order that the law may be Obeyed Then,
too, manufacturers who close up at noon on
Saturday do not pay their en-
ployes for the lost half day. II
laborers fail to work they lose just
"Yes, but how does 1t affect the banks?''
ut is beneficial to banks and bankers,
because it increases their receipts, or will
do so just as soon as 1t goes into full
effect. The law provides that when a piece
OF commercial paper falls due on Sunday,
it must be paid on Monday, provided 1t was
made after May 25th. If Monday happens
to be legal holiday 1t will not become due
until Tuesday. In other words note or
acceptance falling due on Sunday may,
in certain cases have five, instead of three
! days OF grace. Now a banker thinks time
too precious to spend in the examination of
almanacs to see whether three, four or five
days are to be added to note. consequently
he compromises on five days. In order that
he may not lose interest for day BY mad
vertance. 1t is plain therefore that the
banker comes out ahead, for hereafter all
paper offered Tor discount Is figured at five
days grace and although it may be due in
rover will certainly have to pay the discount
for the full period. The law does the bOr-
rover no good, but it increases the earnings
OF the 'bloated' capitalist every time"
Flags and FlagelIation.
WASHINGTON, July 2-TSpecial to the
BEE. Although the feeling which followed
the order of Adjutant General Drum for the
restoration OF the captured flags to their
original owners has subsidized In a measure,
there still exists belief among the most
trusted advisors of the president that he has
sounded his political death knell by his haste
to approve the order which excited so much
commotion among the men who fought on
the union SIDE during the conflict which
preceded the capture of the flags. Within
the past few days your correspondent has
talked with q great many of the warmest
supporters of the president upon the sub
ject of the flags, and he has found that they
are of the opinion, almost to a man, that
thousands of votes have been lost to the
in thronuh tho foilurn nf Mr.
Cleveland to see the sentiment which under
| lies the feeling of resentment towards him.
One of the men who has been foremost
| in aiding him to reach the pinnacle
upon which he stands said to-day: ut is
my opinion that the president could have
recovered from the blundcr If he had gone
| the right way about it, But he neglected his
opportunity and now l fear that he must
suffer the consequences. If he had rescinded
| the order with the explanation that he had
made a mistake in not looking more care
fullyinto the effect of the suggestion OF the
secretary of war he would have been all
right. But instead of that he very unwisely
stated that the law alone prevented him from
carrying out his original intention and to
zap the climax ne for the first time ne In the
federacy officially by referring to the con-
| federate states The whole affair is exceed
ingly unfortunate for the party, and the
TcpuDllCdHS Will uUuULlcSS D0 kEcdL kdlu0I5
| by the incident"
Big Political Talk.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-ISpecial to the
BEE. 1.-The Hoffman House cafe In New
York is the Mecca to which all politicians
| seek to journey whenever they visit the me-
| tropolis. Here you may find at any hour Of
| the day parties of prominent men who sit
around small table discussing men and
i
predominate. A day or two ago your corre-
| spondent found there half a dozen men who
are prominent in the affairs of the state and
nation. Among them was the Hon. "Dan"
| Lockwood of Buffalo. Dan used to be known
| as the great nOminatOr." He 1t was who
| presented the name of Grover Cleveland to
| the democrats of Erie county as their
candidate for sheriff. Again, about
ten years later, when the same party
| was casting about for a suitable
| candidate for mayor of Buffalo, Lock-
| wood sprung to the breach, mounted the ros-
trum and called attention to the merits of
| Grover Cleveland as q candidate for the may
orally. Once more in 1888, in the Syracuse
convention Of the democracy, the fame and
character of Grover Cleveland was set forth
| to the democrats Of the empire state, and
| Lockwood was the man who filled the bill.
The following year in Chicago his party was
| looking about Tor q leader. Wnen LOCK kWO0u
handsome face attracted the attention of the
| multitude and every ear in that vast assem-
| bly, was strained to catch every word rs he
| elOQuently touched upon the life and public
| services of Grover Cleveland just as he pre-
| sented his name as the candidate OF the dem
| ocratic party for the presidency.
Dan LOckwoOd's advocacy of Grover
| Cleveland in four different campaigns un-
| doubtedly aided him materially in winning
| every one of them. Dan Lockwood has been
regarded as Clevelands mascot and without
Lockwood in the van the party in New y ork
would be disheartened and sad. or course
| Dan has been "rccOgnzed" for his services
Oh, yes He was appointed about year
| ago to the position of United States district
attorney for the northern district OF New
York. If he works hard and Is economical
in his expenses he can perhaps make $4,000
| or So 500 out of this Office. He has never
been seen in Washington since the Inaugural
ton proceedings in 1885.
The party in the Hoffman house had been
discussing politics, and the opinion had been
freely expressed that Cleveland was anxious
for denomination. asked Lockwood II he
would again play the role OF "nOminat0r"
His reply was terse and emphatic lie said
"Young man. am not in that business at
| present"
It was the way he said 1t that carried the
force of the words right home. His tone
| surprised everyone present. and for mo.
ment no one spoke. Then one of his best
friends rang the bell for cigars, or something
of that kind. and another reached over in